I do have that mindset - that most good art comes from some turmoil, from someone trying to come to some equilibrium, or come up and get a breath.

The press is like any business. Its a group of really intelligent individuals that ends up being one slathering, one-eyed, drooling monster.

You can't really control how people hear stuff. It's hard to remember that. I have to let go of it.

Being capable of anything is a bullshit concept, unless it means you also admit that you're capable of cheating, lying and killing.

It's a tough thing to know that when you're making your album, you're going to end up collaborating with, say, Wal-Mart, on your artwork. That just sucks. And the pressure behind getting the numbers real fast is, to me, dizzying.

I think a lot of good directors listen to music while they're working. The songs just don't become a part of the film. They're replaced.

What stupid f - king idiot gets married a second time if the first time didn't work out?